Nomination of James M. Strock To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

The President today announced his intention to nominate James M. Strock to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring). He would succeed Thomas Lynch Adams, Jr.

Since 1988 Mr. Strock has served as General Counsel at the Office of Personnel Management. Prior to this, he served as senior associate at the law firm of Davis, Graham and Stubbs in Denver, CO, 1986 - 1988; special counsel on the Committee on Environment and Public Works in the United States Senate, 1986; associate counsel on the Committee on Environment and Public Works in the United States Senate, 1985; and Special Assistant to the Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, 1983 - 1985. In addition, he served as senior political analyst in the issues and research division on the Reagan-Bush campaign, 1984; special consultant to the Office of the Majority Leader in the United States Senate, 1982 - 1983; law clerk with the law firm of Fulbright and Jaworski in London, England, 1981 - 1982; and a teaching fellow at the department of government at Harvard University, 1980.

Mr. Strock graduated from Harvard College (A.B., 1977) and Harvard Law School (J.D., 1981). He resides in Arlington, VA.